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<\/a><\/p>\nBig news for Mountain Dew lovers:\u00a0 Yesterday I learned that a special version of Mountain Dew, called Mountain Dew Throwback, will hit the shelves in April.\u00a0 Mountain Dew Throwback will be sweetened with real sugar, rather than high fructose corn syrup.\u00a0 Sounds like a winner!\u00a0 Wonder what my health guru will think about this.\u00a0 There will be a Pepsi Throwback too.\u00a0 Here’s a link with more information.<\/a><\/p>\n Over the past few days I’ve heard great things about the Sunday brunch at Sauces from several people.\u00a0 “Incredible food, large portions” seems to be what I’ve heard.\u00a0 Guess I’ll have to give it a try soon.<\/p>\n Some of us went to the crawfish boil at Orleans on Front yesterday.\u00a0 Here are some pics:<\/p>\n Pretty good sized crowd considering the weather.\u00a0 By 5 PM the Voodoo Room was pretty well packed.\u00a0 Not sure about the upstairs or out in the parking lot.\u00a0 If you missed it, there will be another crawfish boil March 29.<\/p>\n Then the grandaddy of them all – Porter-Leath’s Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest – happens on the river on Sunday, April 19, between Union and Beale.\u00a0 They’re still selling tickets to their VIP Swamp tent.\u00a0 If you’re a VIP, you don’t have to stand in line to buy crawfish or beer (crawfish lines can run 100 people deep at times), and there’s also shrimp, gumbo, soda, water, and other snacks.\u00a0 You get a shaded tent in which to eat, and have access to your own porta-potty.\u00a0 VIP tickets are $50 apiece, and you can call 901-577-2500 ext. 1100 to order.\u00a0 Limited to 200 tickets.\u00a0 This really isn’t a bad deal – if you eat crawfish and drink beer all afternoon long, your tab will likely be approaching $50 anyway, so might as well get the VIP and avoid the lines.<\/p>\n So Memphis is a #2 seed in the same bracket as UConn.\u00a0 That’s fine.\u00a0 Whether we’re a 1 or a 2, we can beat UConn.\u00a0 First game for the Tigers is 11:25 AM Thursday.<\/p>\n Wow, the SEC didn’t get any team higher than an 8 seed this year.\u00a0 Tennessee is a 9, and if they beat Oklahoma State in round 1, they will almost certainly get slaughtered by Pitt in round 2.\u00a0 Looks like Bruchebag Pearl and his Vols will make an early exit from this year’s tournament.\u00a0 Congrats to Mississippi State on its SEC tournament victory yesterday.<\/p>\n Memphis will play host to the South Regional Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds this year.\u00a0 If the seedings hold up, that means we’ll see #1 UNC, #2 Oklahoma, #3 Villanova, and #4 Gonzaga here next weekend.<\/p>\n And that’s the news… time to enjoy my last week of freedom before the new job starts.\u00a0 I’ll be at the Goose at 5, then probably Pint Nite down the street after the dollar cocktails end at 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last night, I heard cheering outside all night long and wondered what was going on.\u00a0 Looked out the window and saw a lot of people standing around the entrance to the Cadre Building at Second and Monroe, and there were TV trucks outside.\u00a0 This morning, the Nuh-Uh Girl, my neighbor in my apartment building whose … Continue reading “Mon update: So You Think You Can Dance, brackets and cheap beer at Calhoun’s, $1 cocktails at Silly Goose tonight 5-7, Mountain Dew Throwback, crawfish, NCAA notes, 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Clint and his assistant serve up the crawfish.<\/p>\n<\/a>People waiting in line to buy boxes of crawfish and shrimp, along with the tables set up in the parking lot for eating.\u00a0 Yes, Chad, we see you.\u00a0 Attn guy in the lower left of this pic:\u00a0 Nice hat.<\/p>\n<\/a>Coach Calipari looks on as the guys eat.\u00a0 We opted for the Voodoo Room rather than outside to eat our crawfish, because it was a little chilly and we wanted good seats for Selection Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/a>Another view of the Voodoo Room.\u00a0 Looks like the beer pong table saw some action yesterday.<\/p>\n